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Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has dismissed as “malicious, contrived lies” a claim by US senator Ted Cruz that Nigerian officials are ignoring the mass killing of Christians.

Cruz had alleged that Islamist jihadists are carrying out “mass murder of Christians” in Nigeria with the complicity of state officials.

“Officials in Nigeria are ignoring and even facilitating the mass murder of Christians by Islamist jihadists,” the senator wrote on X.

“It’s time to hold those responsible accountable. My Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act would target these officials with powerful sanctions and other tools.”

In a riposte on the same social media platform, Onanuga said Nigeria does not have a religious war and insisted that terrorists and bandits kill without discrimination.

“Senator, stop these malicious, contrived lies against my country. We do not have a religious war in my country,” the president’s spokesperson wrote.

“The degraded Boko Haram terrorists operating on the fringes of Nigeria’s North east target everyone. They attack farmers, our soldiers.

“The bandits in the North west kill worshippers in their mosques. Christians are not targeted. We have religious harmony in our country. Stop these malicious lies.”

On Tuesday, Tinubu said allegations of religious genocide in Nigeria are unfounded, noting that the country is built on the faith and resilience of its people.

Speaking in Owerri, the Imo state capital, the president said no religion is under threat in the country, noting that Nigerians, after 65 years of independence, have learned to appreciate their cultural and religious diversity.

Jaylord12:
Who is a liar if not you...the man is not far from the truth.if APC government will be bold enough to tell themselves the truth the better

zero8zero:
Muslims are the most hit, NW, NE, Niger, Kwara in the NC. The North is majority Muslims and they suffer mostly from terrorism, worshippers are being attacked in mosques. But this fake American pretends he doesn't know just to play the religious card some unpatriotic elements within the country have lobbied him to do against the Government. It only shows that not everyone in the US is normal, no matter how highly placed they are.

SmartPolician:
No unpatriotic Nigerian spoke with him. The US has its intel on every country. Politicians have friends in the military and secret service that share information with them.

For instance, Benue people, which have been hard hit by these terrorists branded bandits in recent times, are predominantly Christians.

When you have the two most powerful offices in the country held by two Muslims, there's no way you can convince a sane mind that these killings aren't religiously motivated.

Commentor:
We know those who would sell their nation to outsider for validation, yet they'll never accommodate you.

Onanuga produced facts.

Moslems, Christians, farmers, traders , soldiers, policemen, regular citizens have been attacked by Boko Haram and Herdsmen without any rhyme or reason.

Stop the gaslighting.

No country is coming to save you.

They would only make comments with the hope they can oppress your leaders into purchasing arms, selling them resources at rock bottom rates, and enslaving your own people.

cr7lomo:
Christians are not killing Muslims. ....Muslims are killing Christians. .and thats a very big deal. ...that's the difference.....

zero8zero:
Muslims are the most hit, NW, NE, Niger, Kwara in the NC. The North is majority Muslims and they suffer mostly from terrorism, worshippers are being attacked in mosques. But this fake American pretends he doesn't know just to play the religious card some unpatriotic elements within the country have lobbied him to do against the Government. It only shows that not everyone in the US is normal, no matter how highly placed they are.

Jaylord12:
Mr if you are deceived to believe that all what has been happening in Benue and jos is hearders nd farmers clash you should rethink..when boko haram started the Muslims in the North were happy that boko haram was fighting jihad,the killing of Christian worshipers, in kastina, adamawa kaduna,Niger and owo is called what ? Just to mention but a few.The number of times you hear they attack churches to mosques which is more frequent?

The attack on Bishop kukah house because of the death of Deborah is called?

The attack on Holy family Cathedral church and hospital in sokoto state several times in 2011 and during Deborah crisis is called what

Please don't be biased with you reasoning..

Apc government started this nonsense and if Tinubu do well am one person that will praise him
because I don't

Do you know how the Muslims in the North persecute the minority religion...

Please don't wounds please....

Commentor:
We know you are a western worshipper.

If you haven't learnt anything from Libya or Iraq, or even South Africa, you would never learn.

Abdul05:
Those shouting about religion don't live here..

In Nigeria, terrorists don't recognize any faith, whether Muslim or Christian--

They kill whoever crosses their path..............That is why government is right to says our problem is not religion but insecurity...

9japride:
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You guys are just too funny. Most of the Muslims dominated countries once had their indigenous culture but presently it's all wiped out.

Commentor:
We know those who would sell their nation to outsider for validation, yet they'll never accommodate you.

Onanuga produced facts.

Moslems, Christians, farmers, traders , soldiers, policemen, regular citizens have been attacked by Boko Haram and Herdsmen without any rhyme or reason.

Stop the gaslighting.

No country is coming to save you.

They would only make comments with the hope they can oppress your leaders into purchasing arms, selling them resources at rock bottom rates, and enslaving your own people.

Softmirror:
Nnmadi Kanu's Biafra, and IPOB leaders have publicly self proclaimed that they are Jews who have killed many Christians in the South East.
I don't know of Muslims being targeted by IPOB in the South East. This is a perspective to it.